Word Origin & History

report late 14c., "an account brought by one person to another, rumor," from O.Fr. report (Mod.Fr. rapport), from reporter "to tell, relate," from L. reportare "carry back," from re- "back" + portare "to carry" (see port (1)). Meaning "formal statement of results of an investigation" first attested 1660s; sense of "teacher's official statement of a pupil's work and behavior" is from 1873 (report card first attested 1929). Meaning "resounding noise" is from 1580s. The verb is attested from late 14c.

Example Sentences for report

That's a report on a particular pattern of behavior, and an evolutionary story to explain the behavior.

Reading this helped me better understand for my report for school.

The report recommends investing more money in conserving land in buffer zones around public water supplies.

The report is seriously flawed as it favors wind over solar.

It took four years to get a report of what it would cost to tear it down.

The report will set an upper limit for safe consumption of dioxins.

In some cases, labs have failed to report accidents as required by law.

And she says parents who report being sarcastic themselves have kids who are better at understanding sarcasm.

The principal part of a famously fabricated dinosaur fossil is an ancient fish-eating bird, scientists report.

The likely rocky planet orbits squarely in its star's habitable zone, making it a prime candidate for life, astronomers report.